Umayyah ibn Khalaf

Umayyah ibn Khalaf (died 624) was a leader of the Quraysh during the rise of Islam, known for his torture of his slave Bilal ibn Rabah for his conversion to Islam. Umayyah was killed at the Battle of Badr by his former slave.

Biography
Umayyah ibn Khalaf was the head of the Bani Jumah tribe of the Quraysh in the Arabian Peninsula, and he was one of the leaders of the city of Mecca. Umayyah distributed perfume on the streets of Mecca to celebrate pagan festivals, and he was opposed to Muhammad's teachings of monotheism. A cruel man, he repeatedly tortured his slave Bilal ibn Rabbah, who repeatedly refused to renounce Islam. Umayyah was one of the commanders at the Battle of Badr in 624, where he was captured by his old friend 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf and executed by his former slave Bilal ibn Rabah.